Dallas is looking for its first win in three tries against Chicago tonight, but won’t have its leading goalscorer to help the cause.

Tyler Seguin, out with concussion-like symptoms since the last time the two sides met — a 2-1 shootout win by Chicago on Friday — will miss his second straight game when the Stars take on the ‘Hawks at the United Center on Tuesday.

Seguin will skate with the team on Wednesday in advance of Thursday’s in Toronto, head coach Lindy Ruff told the Dallas Morning News. The Stars are coming off a deflating 3-2 shootout loss to Edmonton in what was Seguin’s first missed game of the year on Sunday, and now face a tall order in trying to beat a Chicago team that’s outscored Dallas 7-3 in two contests this season.

Seguin leads the Stars in goals (12) and sits second in assists (11) and points (23). Without him in the lineup, it looks as though Jamie Benn will play on a line with Cody Eakin and Alex Chiasson.

The only trend I see is teams are now putting concussions down on the injury report, and that players are getting benched for them. I don’t see this as an uptick in concussions, just in the reporting of them.

there is now training in place to identify concussions easier on the ice or bench, there is now protocol in place, mandatory action if symptoms are identified. Also 5 years ago there was only a couple levels of concussion, now there is 5-6 levels( intensity).

so what may have been referred as the player being a little woozy years ago and putting himself back on the ice, players are examined more so and concussions are easier identified.

and without a doubt, this year there is more concussion related injuries not just reporting but its happening. If things get worse it won’t be talent that determines the Stanley cup winner, sadly it will be which team has the best replacement players.

bummed for Seguin, hopefully it’s as mild as a concussion can be and he’s back soon.
happy for Eakin. got to see him a bit in DC, he’s a good player, glad he’s getting some top 6 (3) time.
vomiting for my fantasy team. Quick, Datsyuk, Seguin, now Kadri…. fu–